2024 Colombian Women's Football League Explained

Competition:Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR
Season:2024
Dates:16 February – 16 August 2024
Winners:Deportivo Cali (2nd title)
Continentalcup1:Copa Libertadores Femenina
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:Deportivo Cali
Santa Fe
League Topscorer:Estefanía González
Marcela Restrepo
(10 goals each)
Matches:131
Total Goals:340
Biggest Home Win:
(23 March)
Biggest Away Win:Santa Fe 0–4 Atlético Nacional
(21 February)
Junior 2–6 América de Cali
(4 May)
Highest Scoring:Atlético Nacional 8–0 R. Santander
(23 March)
Junior 2–6 América de Cali
(4 May)
Prevseason:2023
Nextseason:2025

The 2024 Colombian Women's Football League (officially known as the Liga Femenina BetPlay DIMAYOR 2024 for sponsorship purposes) is the eighth season of Colombia's women's football league. The season began on 16 February and ended on 16 August 2024.[1]

Deportivo Cali won their second title in the competition, defeating the defending champions Santa Fe in the season's double-legged final by a 4–1 aggregate score.[2]

Format

For this season the competition was played in three stages, with a similar structure to the men's league Categoría Primera A and introducing the semi-final groups (cuadrangulares) for the first time in the women's competition.[1] In the first stage, the 15 participating teams played a single round-robin tournament with all teams playing each other once and having a bye day, for a total of 14 matches for each team and 15 rounds in the first stage. The top eight teams advanced to the semi-finals in which they were drawn into two groups of four teams, with each team playing the others in their group twice. The winners of each semi-final group then played a double-legged final series to decide the league champions. The champions and runners-up qualified for the Copa Libertadores Femenina.[3]

Teams

15 DIMAYOR affiliate clubs took part in the competition with their women's teams, 12 of which participated in the previous season. Atlético Bucaramanga, Atlético Huila, and Boyacá Chicó did not enter this edition of the tournament, whilst Cortuluá was replaced by its successor club Internacional and Deportes Tolima joined an alliance with Real Santander for this season.[4] Cúcuta Deportivo returned to the competition after five years, having competed for the last time in 2019,[5] and Alianza took part for the first time, having its women's team based in Yumbo, Valle del Cauca Department for this season.[6] Once Caldas, which had expressed interest in participating, ultimately declined to compete due to financial reasons.[7]

Stadia and locations

TeamCityStadiumCapacity
AlianzaYumboMunicipal Raúl Miranda3,500
América de CaliCaliPascual Guerrero38,588
Atlético NacionalMedellínAtanasio Girardot44,863
Cúcuta DeportivoCúcutaGeneral Santander42,901
Deportivo CaliPalmiraDeportivo Cali44,000
Deportivo PastoPastoDepartamental Libertad20,000
Deportivo PereiraPereiraHernán Ramírez Villegas30,297
Independiente MedellínItagüíMetropolitano Ciudad de Itagüí12,000
InternacionalPalmiraFrancisco Rivera Escobar15,300
JuniorBarranquillaRomelio Martínez11,000
La EquidadBogotáMetropolitano de Techo10,000
LlanerosYopalSantiago de las Atalayas10,000
MillonariosBogotáNemesio Camacho El Campín39,512
Real SantanderPiedecuestaVilla Concha5,500
Santa FeBogotáNemesio Camacho El Campín39,512
Notes

First stage

The first stage started on 16 February and consisted of a single-round robin tournament with the 15 participating teams playing each other once. The top eight teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Results

Semi-finals

The eight teams that advanced to the semi-finals were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the top two teams from the first stage being seeded in each group. The two group winners advanced to the finals and also qualified for the 2024 Copa Libertadores Femenina.

Group B

Finals

----Deportivo Cali won 4–1 on aggregate.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Estefanía GonzálezIndependiente Medellín10
Marcela RestrepoAtlético Nacional
3 Tatiana ArizaMillonarios9
María Paula CórdobaAmérica de Cali
Yisela CuestaAtlético Nacional
Karla TorresSanta Fe
7 Sandra IbargüenDeportivo Pasto6
Yoreli RincónAtlético Nacional
9 Wendys CabreraLa Equidad5
Lorena CobosLlaneros
Ingrid GuerraDeportivo Cali
Manuela PavíDeportivo Cali
Gisela RobledoAmérica de Cali
Karen UrrutiaAlianza
Ingrid VidalAmérica de Cali
Mariana ZamoranoAmérica de Cali

Source: Soccerway

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dimayor confirma formato y equipos para la Liga Femenina 2024. Dimayor confirms format and teams for the 2024 Women's League. Diario As. es. 17 January 2024. 7 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Cali supera a Santa Fe y es campeón de Liga Femenina 2024. Cali beat Santa Fe and are 2024 Liga Femenina champions. Diario As. es. 16 August 2024. 19 August 2024.
  3. Web site: ¡Todo listo! Así se jugará la Liga Femenina BetPlay en 2024. Everything ready! This is how the Liga Femenina BetPlay will be played in 2024. Win Sports. es. 23 January 2024. 7 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Real Santander hizo oficial el convenio con Deportes Tolima femenino . Real Santander made official the alliance with the women's Deportes Tolima . Enfoque TeVe . es . 9 February 2024 . 26 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Cúcuta Deportivo proyecta regresar a la Liga femenina en 2024 . Cúcuta Deportivo plans to return to the Women's League in 2024 . La Opinión . es . 22 December 2023 . 7 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Este viernes se presentó oficialmente Alianza FC de Yumbo, el nuevo equipo del Valle en la Liga Femenina . Alianza FC from Yumbo was officially presented this Friday, the Valley's new team in the Women's League . . es . 16 February 2024 . 17 February 2024.
  7. Web site: El Once Caldas, sin equipo en la Liga Femenina: otra vez ausente . Once Caldas, without a team in the Women's League: absent again . La Patria . es . 18 January 2024 . 7 February 2024.